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Moruga fuliginea

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Species of spider

Moruga fuliginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Moruga
Species: M. fuliginea
Binomial name
Moruga fuliginea
(Thorell, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Idiommata fuliginea Thorell, 1881
  • Encyocrypta fuliginata Hogg, 1901

Moruga fuliginea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.

Description

The holotype male has a carapace 7.77 mm long by 6.15 mm wide. The carapace, chelicerae and legs are reddish-brown in colour.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia. The type locality is Somerset.

References

  1. ^ Thorell, T (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 17: 1–727 .
  2. ^ "Species Moruga fuliginea (Thorell, 1881)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 . Retrieved 2023-07-02.
Taxon identifiers
Moruga fuliginea


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